this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to your doctor. [beep] [speaking foreign language] [heart beating] [heartbeat contues] [faint singing] [heartbeat, music playing louder] ♪ i'm feeling better since you know me ♪ ♪ i was a lonely soul, but that's the old me... ♪ announcer: this song was created with heartbeats of children in need. find out how it can help frontline health workers bring hope to millions of children at everybeatmatters.org. adam: we're waiting for president obama to take the podium at any moment to make comments on the fiscal cliff. joining us right now outside the white house is rich edson with a preview what we might hear from the president. anything leaking from the hill? >> well, adam, it is basically over the next 24 hours congressional leaders led by senate leaders, senate majority leader harry reid or senate minority leader mitch mcconnell will continue to work o a proposal from what the president laid out earlier today which as we reported earlier was essentially a smaller version of what the white house